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TCDSU Council to Discuss Shorter Campaigning Period for Elections
The discussion item, which will come to TCDSU Council this evening, will include a mandatory lunch hour each day of elections.
Trinity Considers Student Levy to Raise Income for Infrastructure
TCDSU and GSU have said they will oppose the levy, considered as part of a "radical" approach to fundraising, if it was ever to be introduced
Trinity Joins Nearly 700 Institutions in Collectively Divesting $5 Trillion From Fossil Fuels
Fossil Free TCD members are in London today to mark the global announcement and celebrate Trinity's decision to divest its €6.1 million investment.
New LaunchPad Programme Will Get Full Roll Out Following Successful Pilot
LaunchPad hopes to run the successful micro-accelerator programme, Launchpad Sprints, several times during the academic year.
Louise Richardson and David Puttnam Among Those Receiving Honorary Doctorates from Trinity
The degrees are being conferred in the Public Theatre, with alumnus Eric Kinsella and childbirth standards advocate Peta Taffe also awarded.
Brexit and the Rise of Populism an “Indictment” of Universities, Says Oxford Vice-Chancellor
Vice-Chancellor of Oxford and Trinity graduate, Louise Richardson, discussed Brexit, Trump and women in academia in a talk in the Long Room Hub today.
Fewer Children and Better Fathers: New Research by Trinity Academic Looks at Changing Irish Family
The new book, co-authored by David Ralph from the Department of Sociology, explores how Irish families have become more diverse and inclusive.
Employers and Farmers Groups Call for Higher Education Loan Scheme
TCDSU and USI also called for the Oireachtas Education and Skills Committee to consider a publicly funded education system.
New Option for Targeted Cancer Treatment Discovered by Trinity Chemists
The discovery will result in the greater possibility of better targeting cancer cells in treatment without damaging healthy cells.
Trinity Professor Warns Against Complacency Toward Tuberculosis, as Cases Increase in Ireland
The Irish tuberculosis expert co-authored the first update to international guidelines for treatment of the disease, in 17 years.